So I bought the Daystar lower dash panel to mount 4 switches and the outcome was less than "good". Maybe I missed something when I ordered it but there is really no room behind the panel to run the wires without the switches moving from the wire bunch.
Not to mention the shift boot getting in the way.

So I looked around and figured I could mod the Daystar panel to go on the center console.

In the end I think its a much better result so I posted some pics if anyone else is interested in doing the same.

I also added some tips on removing the shift knobs and center console to the write up.
Leverage always beats brute force!! But they both seem to have a lot of threads devoted to them usually involving more work than necessary.

Yeah, my 2nd attempt I used the flag terminals but the bottom connections were still too tight for me, when I engaged the switch it would move and it just bugged me.
Just feel better about the install w/ the connections sitting there passive and not moving. probably just my own little quirks...